Everyone knows that states have their own official flags, seals, flowers, songs, mottoes and so on. But some states have an official something for just about every category you can come up with. Here are a few facts that I found interesting"¦ hopefully you do, too.

1. Arkansas, California, Delaware, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin are among the states that have declared milk their official state beverage. Alabama, on the other hand, went with Conecuh Ridge Whiskey.

2. The New Mexico Official State Amphibian is the Spadefoot Frog. How cute is this thing?

3. Kansas' state toy is the Etch-a-Sketch"¦ which is a registered trademark of the Ohio Art Company. The only other states to declare an official state toy are Pennsylvania (the Slinky) and Mississippi (the teddy bear).

4. North Carolina goes so far as to specify a state red berry.

Not just a fruit, not just a berry "“ a red berry. It's the strawberry, in case you were wondering. The state fruit is the Scuppernong Grape.

6. Iowa's official bird is the American Goldfinch. This isn't particularly of note, except for the fact that Rob Lowe was playing in a celebrity golf tournament in Des Moines last year and managed to kill our state bird with a good drive. What are the odds? I'm going to ignore his attire in this photo. Photo by Tim Hudspeth, TMZ.

7. Texas is a big state, so I suppose it makes sense that it has a big list of state foods as well. It even differentiates between the Official State Pepper and the Official State Native Pepper: Jalapeno and chiltepin, respectively.

8. Utah's Official State Snack Food is Jell-O. They should use that in their marketing. "Jell-O: The Official Snack Food of Utah."

9. Most states have adopted fairly cute insects to represent their state: the European honeybee, the Monarch butterfly and the 7-Spotted Ladybug all make multiple lists. But South Carolina opted to declare the Carolina Mantis as their official state insect. They do have a state butterfly as well "“ the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.

10. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Washington all lay claim to the Square Dance as the "Official State Dance". Wisconsin and Pennsylvania share the polka, Kentucky and North Carolina share clogging, and Louisiana and New York are in classes of their own with Second Line and the Lindy Hop, respectively. North Carolina also claims the Carolina Shag. Texas, you ask? The Texas Two-Step, of course.